The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-04-22
Washington.
tFrom cur regular correspondent,



The Interstate Commerce Com
, mlssIoners are not likely to matur
an organization this week. They ar,
all In the city and ready 10 begin, bu
Judge C,oley, OF Michigan, has ralset
the point ia 4 The Commission can
not be organized until af.er the 0tt
of April, because the law will no
take effect until that date. Said he,
sswe will not be Commissioners until
then, and we have no right TO organ,
ize before.n
II Is said tho first question the
Commission will take up for consId-
Grafton will be regarding an app:ica-
tion by the associated railroads ot
Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama
to be allowed special rates on through
traffic without affecting their local
traffic on account uf the competition
OF the Ohio aud Mississippi river
lines. It's held that the Commis-
sion ls authorized 10 grant special
rates In such cases lf Il flnds the
water competition materially affects
the through traffic of tho ruads.
At the White House, matters have
been very quiet this week. The
President Il dsvoting large share
ofhis attention to consideration Of the
important appointments soon to be
made. The newly appointed Aus.
triau Minister having arrived In
Washington. IL Il probable that a
Minister from this country will soon
be appointed Ia return. The Treasury
changes are still unannuuneed, and a
good deal If attention Is now being
bestowed by the public upon the So
lection by the President Of the three
Commissioners for the Pacific Rail.
road Investigation. The task of ind
Ing the right men for these places
proves almost assdlfficult as was the
construction Of the Interstate Com
mission.
Every week same enemy of tho
Administration announces with great
posIllveness that specified member
OF the Cabinet Is about To resIgp.
Last week It was Secretary EndIcou
This week II was Secretary Whitney.
Next week II will be the Attorney
General, or the Postmaster General,
or the Secretary Of the Interior oi
all these foolish inventions probably
the most absurd Is the latest aIlega-
tIon, namely that Dir. Whitney i
dissatisfied with his posltion and
wants the Treasury portfolio.
Mr.. WhItney's epos.tIon''Ju-t now
IL about as satisfactory" In every
way as Is conceivaiIe. He Is wealthy
successfu', inAueniisl aud the centre
Of metropolitan society. Those who
are closest TO him know that he woulC
not accept the Secretaryship of th'
Treasury II II were offered 10 him .ane
everybody knows be would not wIsi
to resign on the heels OF the creates
triumph Of his liCe--the lottiEg q
c0ptracts Oh favorable terms for tn
country for the immediate construc
tlon OF a powerful navy.
After all the denuucIation iha
President Cleveland received at u
hands Of his enemies f1r the vigorpu
exercise OF his veto ppwer with Te
gard to fraudulent pensIoa claims,
recent incident Is worthy Of mention
On the 10Th Of February the Presl
dent vetoed private peasion bill o.
the ground that the s,ldler was en-
! titled to greater relief under tn
law than was accorded by tho act, a
was shown by the records u the Pen
sion Bureau.
A fortnight ago he received let
ter from the claimants attorney say
: Ing that the pension certificate hs
not yet reached the beneficiary
Thereupon the President wrote a
autograph letter to the Commissione
of Pensions inqulring into the cause
Of delay. This looks as II he wer
vIgIIant 10 behalf OF the worthy sol
dIers as we'll ~ careful of the inter
ests Of the public treasury, and the
his patient application to the detal
! of his Office il merciful az wei. 4
lust.
But of all the bills which have eve
: been suggested FIR the relief of me
In any way connected with the WA
the worst probably, was ono receive
: a few days before Congress adjourne
= by a United States Senator. 1t ws
: prepared by citizen of his State, AN
b was we'll drawn. 1t provided for th
payment with interest, Of the none
expended by every man drafted !
the war, In securing a substitute
The Senator was asked II his consti
tuent was really IN esrnest 10 askin